Town Biscuits
Order Fried chicken biscuit sandwich with pimento cheese.
Town Biscuits runs a Thursday-to-Sunday biscuit breakfast in Oakland's Uptown. Fried chicken and bacon-egg sandwiches on flaky buttermilk biscuits.
Where to brunch in Oakland. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch picks
10 places
Burdell
Order Sunday gravy-inspired brunch plate.
Burdell in Oakland's Temescal opens for Sunday brunch with a Southern gravy-anchored menu. The Michelin Recommended room flips to brunch service on Sundays.
FOB Kitchen
Order Longanisa and garlic rice with two fried eggs.
FOB Kitchen on Oakland's Telegraph runs Filipino brunch on weekends only. Longanisa, tocino and garlic rice with two eggs at the Bib Gourmand Temescal room.
Eat your way around Temescal
4 of the brunch on this list are in Temescal. So are these tours and tastings.
Mama's Royal Cafe
- ★ 4.5
- Diner
- $$
- Piedmont Avenue
Order Eggs benedict and the buckwheat pancakes.
Mama's Royal Cafe on Broadway at 40th has anchored Oakland's diner brunch since February 1974. Eggs benedict and buckwheat pancakes hold the line.
Souley Vegan
Order BBQ tofu plate with cornbread and Cajun mac and cheese.
Souley Vegan at Jack London Square runs weekend brunch on its vegan Creole menu. BBQ tofu, mac and cheese, cornbread, plant-based and very busy.
Almond and Oak
- ★ 4.2
- New American
- $$
- Lake Merritt
Order Seasonal benedict and the brunch pasta.
Almond and Oak on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt runs weekend brunch with chef Rico Rivera's market-driven plates. Saturdays and Sundays only.
Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen
- ★ 4.4
- Jewish Deli
- $$
- Temescal
Order Everything bagel with house cream cheese and lox.
Wise Sons on Telegraph in Temescal runs daily brunch with bagels, matzo ball soup and pastrami plates. The Mission deli's East Bay Oakland outpost.
Bake Sum
- ★ 4.6
- Bakery
- $$
- Lake Merritt
Order Spam musubi croissant and a black sesame latte.
Bake Sum on Grand Avenue is the East Bay's most-loved Asian American pastry counter. Brunch-grade pastries from 8 a.m. with coffee to match.
Hawking Bird
Order Kao mun gai plus the Hawking Bird sandwich.
Hawking Bird on Telegraph in Temescal runs a Thai weekend brunch on kao mun gai and double-fried fillets. The fast-casual sibling to two-star Commis.
Sweet Bar Bakery
Order Bacon-gorgonzola scone and a flat white.
Sweet Bar Bakery on Broadway in Uptown Oakland runs a daily savory and sweet bakery brunch. Bacon-gorgonzola scones, gluten-free options, vegan fauxnuts.
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